In building Central Ohio, ABC will provide superior programs, services and education to give its members a competitive advantage and change the lives of the industries' employees while championing free enterprise. ABC of Central Ohio is a construction trade association representing over 120 member companies involved in the commercial and industrial construction markets in Ohio. We are one of 70 chapters of the national Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC), one of the most influential trade associations in the United States. We are the only construction association that unites the entire construction team to work together for their own mutual benefit and the construction industry. Merit shop is a way of doing business in which companies reward employees based on performance and encourage them to reach their highest level of achievement, and in which contracts are awarded based on safety, quality, and cost effectiveness, regardless of labor affiliation.